How to Change Root Permissions in OpenSuse

Users are categorized into groups with different levels of system access and permission on Linux and Unix-based systems such as OpenSuse, with the "root" user having overall access to everything on the system. If you read instructions that want to do something with root permissions, this means you have to add a command to change to root before the main command.

Instructions

1. Double-click the "Computer" icon, then click "More Applications" and then "Gnome Terminal."

2. Type "sudo" (without quotes).

3. Press the "Space" bar and then enter your normal command and press "Enter." You are prompted for your user password -- not root's password. Press "Enter."

Tips & Warnings

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References

• Sudo: The Sudo Manual
• "GNOME Quick Start¶ openSUSE 11.4"; May 2011